4th Arabian Gulf Cup
The 4th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي)[1] was held in Doha, Qatar from March 25 to April 11, 1976.
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Host country | Qatar |
Dates | 25 March – 11 April |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 22 |
Goals scored | 78 (3.55 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Iraq entered the tournament for the first time.
The tournament was won by Kuwait, claiming their fourth title after a playoff game against Iraq when both teams were level on 10 points in the round-robin group stage. [2]
Tournament
The teams played a single round-robin.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 10 |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 10 |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 6 |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 4 |
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 2 |
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 21 | -18 | 1 |
As Kuwait and Iraq were level on points and goal difference, a playoff for the championship was required.
Matches
Qatar ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Iraq ![]() | 7–1 | ![]() |
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Waal ![]() Abdul-Jalil ![]() Hassan ![]() Kadhim ![]() Subhi ![]() |
Souror ![]() |
Iraq ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Hussein ![]() Kadhim ![]() Abdul-Jalil ![]() Fartous ![]() |
Bahrain ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Kuwait ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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References
- "الموقع الدائم لكأس الخليج العربي". Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- "Gulf Cup 1976". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
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